Full Description
Critical Listening Education in Sound Engineering: Theories and Strategies for Segmented Learning provides structured guidance for understanding and teaching critical listening within sound engineering and music production education. Addressing the pedagogical gap in the field, this book is a unique, interdisciplinary resource designed to foster a more holistic and effective standard of critical listening education for the modern audio professional.
Offering readers new approaches to instruction that move beyond traditional methods to incorporate vital concepts such as auditory imagery, acoustics, and post-digitalism in a pedagogical context, as well as practical teaching strategies, theoretical insights, and real-world case studies that bridge the gap between technical skills and cognitive science. This book features chapters from leading academics, each exploring unique methodologies like visual graphing, educational sound walks, and project-based learning to de-silo the engineer.
This is an essential resource for educators and researchers in audio engineering and music technology seeking to elevate their curriculum, and students and professionals aiming to develop their perceptual skills.
Contents
1. Critical Listening Education: An Introduction to the Nexus of Art, Science, and Pedagogy in an Era of Shifting Paradigms 2. Auditory Imagery and Sound Engineering 3. Developing Critical Listening Skills through Visually Graphing Mix Elements 4. Soundwalks as a Primer for Engaging with Audio Effects and Mixing 5. The Silent Curriculum: Critical Listening and Acoustics in Audio Production and Sound Technology 6. Post-digitalism as a Pedagogical Framework for Honing Critical Listening Skills in Undergraduate Music Technology Courses 7. Towards a Music Recording Nexus: Inviting the Audio Engineer Out of the Silo 8. The Art of Perception: Motivations for Formal Education and Their Impact on Critical Listening Pedagogy
